Li Du liked the island very much and wanted to give it a name.
The name Snake Island was the most natural, but he didn't like it. First of all, the name was too common. When he was in school, the martial arts novels seemed to have such names.
Secondly, snakes were too evil, and it was not a good name to use for an island.
He was thinking about it when Sophie came over and pulled him to the reef to find scallops and oysters. There might be a large number of sea snakes, as there were many shellfish on the reef around the island.
Some people might not understand the relationship, but it was actually very simple. Some shrimp and crab sea beasts liked to eat shellfish, but sea snakes did not like them because they could not digest shellfish shells.
However, they could digest shrimp and crab, and they would also attack sea beasts that encountered them. Unlike humans, sea beasts had no intelligence, and they did not know to retreat when they encountered sea snakes. Instead, they would rush forward like idiots.
In this way, when the sea snakes saw that the other party was attacking them, what else could they say? They would call their friends and build it together!
As the number of times increased, fewer sea beasts would dare to come here, and there would be fewer natural enemies of the shellfish. They would naturally reproduce and grow in large numbers.
Standing on the reef and looking into the distance, the two could only see the vast ocean. There seemed to be nothing in the whole world except the sea and the blue sky.
Sophie threw her arms out and yelled, then giggled.
Li Du asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Sophie did not answer but asked, "There is a poem that I remember learning, but I suddenly forgot. It was written by your sage poet, Du Fu. It seems to say that there is only one sandbar in the world …"
"There is only one sandbar in the world?" Li Du wondered. Did Du Fu write such a poem?
He thought hard for a while and then asked tentatively, "What is fluttering like, a seagull in the world?"
Sophie waved her little fist and cried excitedly, "Yes, that's it!"
Li Du did not know whether to laugh or cry. "That's a seagull in the world, not a sandbar in the world …"
At this point, he suddenly thought of the name of the island: Seagull Island.
The name was a bit nonsensical because there were no seagulls around the island, but it was too appropriate to the poem!
There were no seagulls around the island, but there were many other seabirds, and some sea snakes lived on seabird eggs.
In addition, the situation and temperament of the island were also in line with the poem: What is the fluttering like? A seagull between heaven and earth. As far as they could see, there was only this island between heaven and earth.
So, wasn't it just right to call it Seagull Island?
He was satisfied with a lot of things on Seagull Island, but he was also dissatisfied with some things, such as the large number of snakes and the black gold abalone, which was too far from the island to handle.
However, they still had to sell the abalones. After a long time, the abalones would die, and the value would be much lower.
Li Du discussed with a few of his men and finally found a solution. That was to go to Tasmania, which was relatively closer to the island, to sell the abalones. Lu Guan would accompany him.
They had previously made a name for themselves on King Island. Many people wanted to buy their black gold abalone, and the two sides exchanged contact information.
In this way, Li Du asked Lu Guan to contact these people. The two sides found a middle ground for cooperation, which was the town of Herrick in Tasmania.
As long as the other party was willing to come to Herrick, Li Du was willing to lower the price. This place was closer to Herrick and could harvest more black gold abalone. Even if the price was lowered, they would still make a profit.
In addition to dealing with the black gold abalone, he also asked Brother Wolf to take Hannah and the others to Tasmania.
He and Hans were harvesting black gold abalone there, and it was meaningless for the others to stay. The island had good scenery, but it had not been developed and there were many poisonous snakes.
After staying there for two or three days, the children, Hannah, and the others were tired of it, so it was better to let them travel to Tasmania.
At the same time, he gave Brother Wolf a shopping list and asked them to bring back some things.
Everything went well. Seagull Island was only three hours away from Herrick. They set off after breakfast and returned after lunch.
Brother Wolf replenished the yacht and stored a large amount of diesel and gasoline. He went ashore and bought a small diesel generator, which would solve the problem of lighting at night.
When the yacht returned, Li Du went to the boat to get a portable toilet, which was the first thing he asked Brother Wolf to buy.
These days, it was very awkward for them to deal with personal problems. There were poisonous snakes and centipedes on the island, and he was afraid that they would get into his buttocks when he was defecating, so he always had to pay attention to his back.
Doing so meant that he would see his own poop all the time.
In addition, Brother Wolf also used his expertise to buy a lot of equipment suitable for survival in the wild, most of which was insect spray.
He also bought some raw materials and made some powder himself, which could effectively prevent snakes and crawlers from approaching for a long time.
With the equipment complete, Li Du wanted to go around Seagull Island and take a closer look at the island, which he might have to stay on for a while.
They had sailed around the island before and knew that it was not big, about ten kilometers long, about four kilometers wide, and about 30 kilometers around the island.
Therefore, they did not continue to take the boat. Instead, they put on a full set of wild exploration equipment and prepared to go around the island to observe Seagull Island from the land.
According to Brother Wolf's estimation, the most threatening thing on the island should be snakes, so their equipment was mainly for snake and insect protection.
Brother Wolf made a smoke bomb, distributed it to several people, and said, "We all have snake spray on us. If we encounter a snake alone, it will numb them. If we encounter a group of snakes, throw this. "
"What's in it?" asked Li Du.
Brother Wolf said, "Gunpowder, sulfur, and some medicine. When dropped on the ground, there will be a small explosion, and then the sulfur and medicine will quickly burn to form smoke, which can disperse the snakes."
After some preparation, they set off.
Brother Wolf was very meticulous. When he went to Tasmania, he investigated the situation on Seagull Island and got some information.
According to the Australian Geological Bureau, Seagull Island was born more than four million years ago, when it gradually rose from the sea as the earth's crust moved, and became a huge volcano.
Hundreds of thousands of years later, the volcano erupted, ejecting a large amount of volcanic rock and ash, which formed the periphery of the island. At the same time, because the ash was rich in nutrients, it attracted a large number of life.
The coral growing around the island was nourished by volcanic ash. The polyps absorbed calcium from the tropical shallow sea and slowly formed a lime shell, gradually forming coral reefs.
Later, as the seabed cooled, the volcano began to sink, but the coral continued to grow, forming the current island topography.
Li Du had long guessed that there must be something related to the volcano around, otherwise there would not be so many black gold abalone communities.
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